St. Teresa of Avila

St. Teresa of Avila gives us a good thought for the day: Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, All things are passing away: God never changes. Patience obtains all things Whoever has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices. — St. Teresa of Avila Have...

Our Fall Newsletter

Dear Family and Friends of The Family of the Good Shepherd, Sorry I have been out of touch for so long!  Some exciting news: we have our 501© (3)! To catch everyone up: We have had 3 children successfully go home!  It is always good to get a call or text from the...

St. Francis of Assisi Feast Day Oct. 4

Saint Francis was born in Assisi, Italy in 1182. He lived and preached a life of poverty and love of God to all men. He founded the religious Order of the Franciscans; with St. Clare, he founded the Order of the Poor Clares; and the Third Order for lay people. He died...

Let’s go fly a kite…

We enjoyed the Callaway Kite Flight Saturday! There were lots of large and small kites of many shapes and sizes!   A kite flyer let us have a close up look at the school bus kite!   We had fun flying a simple kite with the other amateurs! Have a wonderful...

July

July is the month of summer! The beauty of sparkling lights in the sky,     Time with family at my aunt and uncles’ 50th anniversary   fields growing all around our town,     flowers blooming in our garden     and of course water fun!     And...

Enjoying summer with Children from hard places.

It is summer time!  School is out and the children are home for the most part. I often hear people say how hard the summer is and how they didn’t enjoy an outing or trip with their children from hard places!  I thought I would share some thoughts and tips of...